Caracalla was made to be wed to a woman he detested when he was 14

In 14, Caracalla was forced to marry a woman, which was considered one of the most interesting facts about Caracalla. At the age of 11, just two years after receiving various titles, he was referred to as the "Pater Patriae," or "Father of the Fatherland." Soon after, he and his father both received their first appointments as consuls.


Gaius Fulvius Plautianus, the commander of the Praetorian Guard, compelled him to wed his daughter. She was a distant relative of Julius Caesar's first wife by the name of Fulvia Plautilla.


Although Fulvia Plautianus was a clever and kind lady, Caracalla detested having to forcefully wed her. The lavish wedding occurred between April 9 and April 15 of the year 202 A.D. The marriage was miserable from the beginning since he didn't like her at all. In the year 204 AD, they welcomed a daughter. After the death of Fulvia's father, Caracalla banished her. Later, Fulvia was enigmatically killed, perhaps on Caracalla's instructions.

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